We took a quick trip to the plant shop. My African Violets were all looking very sad and wilted. I replaced them with fresh ones that will no doubt bloom for a while then also slowly fade away. For some reason I can't make them thrive and rebloom. I resisted all the other gorgeous plants.
I put the new violets in the sunroom where we're working on a puzzle. Yes, it's puzzle time again.
The weather was fairly pleasant today but the forecast for the week is for showers. I have lots that I want to accomplish so no trouble keeping busy. Enjoy the last days of September!
Thanks for coming by.
Beautiful photos and I love the "be happy on purpose" illustration! Your jigsaw puzzle looks like so much fun! Can I ask you what you are using to do the jigsaw puzzle on? Is it one of those trays than can be purchased?
ReplyDeleteAfrican violets are so pretty, but I dont have much success with them.
ReplyDeleteI have my mother's violet she has been gone 17 years. And it blooms all the time.
ReplyDeleteHusband has not pulled out his puzzles yet but I am sure soon.
could you please send your rain our way we need it so much.
Cathy
The violets are of a nice colour. Puzzle and reading time will also be here.
ReplyDeletePuzzle time here too!
ReplyDeleteBe happy on purpose!! Love it. We will start puzzles once we get our first snow fall. Can you believe that the two African Violets I got last Nov from Connie (librarian) have never stopped blooming! They are huge!!
ReplyDeleteChase the sun...
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Be happy on purpose, indeed!!!
ReplyDeleteYou're making me remember the years when I had thriving African violets here, so much so that they needed dividing, and I ended up with more than would fit on my windowsill. I gave some away, and finally gave all of them away ... maybe they also weren't doing well at the end and I needed space both physical and mental. But I forgot all that when I first read your post and immediately got a bad case of plant envy!
ReplyDeleteLovely plants in your photographs.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy doing your puzzle.
All the best Jan
You selected some pretty African Violets. The puzzle looks very large. Hard to believe we are already at the end of September. I'm not sure where the month went!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful violets… hope, hope, hope they grow..I never can keep them! Happy last day of September!
ReplyDeleteBest, Virginia
Your new African violets are beautiful. I used to have a kitchen windowsill full of them, but I am now down to one and it isn't looking its best either.
ReplyDeleteI love Africa violets, I call them my pretty ladies. I water them from the bottom saucers, and the very best fertilizer of all is banana skins soaked in the water. I enjoy puzzles too, but usually I wait until winter before beginning one because I become entirely too tuned to the puzzle during the day!
ReplyDeleteI don't have much success with African Violets either, but will indulge in a pot or two sometimes. No puzzles here quite yet, but the time is getting closer.
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